Palettes / Colors / #BADECC
#BADECC — Light Muted Green
#BADECC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BADECC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BADECC is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DEBACC; it also sits naturally between #BADEBA and #BADEDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BADECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 222, 204 |
| HSL | 150°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 150°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 8%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.27, 67.04, 67.05 |
| Yxy | 67.04, 0.2993, 0.3503 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.52, -15.30, 4.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.88, -14.29, 4.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 80%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BADECC
.text { color: #BADECC; }
.background { background-color: #BADECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 222, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 222, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 222, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BADECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BADECC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEBACC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BADECC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADECC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BADECC: ·
How #BADECC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BADECC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BADECC?
#BADECC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 186, 222, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BADECC?
#BADECC is RGB 186, 222, 204 — HSL 150°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 8%, 13%.
What colors go with #BADECC?
Its complement is #DEBACC; analogous partners are #BADEBA and #BADEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BADECC for text?
Black text on #BADECC has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.